Potai, Potāī, Pōtai, Poṭāi, Potāi: 3 definitions

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Potai means something in Hindi, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Potāī (पोताई):—(nf) see [putāī].

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Potai (பொதை) noun < புதை³. [puthai³.] [Telugu: poda, K. pode.] Bush; செடி. [sedi.] (C. G.)

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Pōtai (போதை) noun < bōdha. Mature knowledge; மூதறிவு. [mutharivu.] (W.)

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Pōtai (போதை) noun < Urdu bōdā. Intoxication, inebriation, giddiness, as from drink; இலாகிரி மயக்கம். [ilagiri mayakkam.] Colloq.

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

1) Poṭāi (पोटाइ):—n. 1. shooting of sprouts in seeds planted in the seed-bed; 2. appearance of beard and moustache in a woman; 3. (of a grain) being fleshy;

2) Potāi (पोताइ):—n. the act of smearing or scrubbing;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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